7./JG26 on 21May43 at Leningrad

[Nokose]

I'm trying to find the correct info on the claims for the 7./JG26 this day.
I've checked Tony Woods list and Don Caldwell's books. The first problem I found was (TW) has Hptm. Klaus Mietusch claiming a LaGG-3 at 5:47 at 20364 then another LaGG-3 at 5:53 at 80264 at 700m. I don't think a FW190 could cover that distance in 6 minutes so I assume that the 20 should be 80. In Don Caldwell's book the LaGG-3 is listed at 5:35 (TW 5:53) at N part of Koporski Bight near Dolgovo. So does anyone know the correct information?

Also did JG26 or JG54 suffer the loss of a FW 190 in the Leningrad area or Lavansaari Island on 21may43?

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi.

Can not find losses for JG 54 or JG 26 in the area on this date. No JG 26 losses at all on this date it seems, while III./JG 54 had three aircraft damaged at Oldenburg.

Regards,
Andreas B

[Nokose]

Thank you Andreas. I had found a Soviet fighter pilot who was supposed to have rammed a FW190 in fighting around Lavensaari Island. The Finns were using Bf 109's there and I don't know if they had any losses yet.

[Ota Jirovec]

Nokose,

Luutnantti Tauno Saalasti in Bf 109 G-2 MT-228 (WNr. 13890) of LeLv 34 was reported killed in a collision with I-153 (reportedly of 71 IAP KBF) in the area of Lavansaari on 21 May 1943.

You can find some more details includíng the source (secondary) of this information here:
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/soviet_sitnikov.htm

Hope this helps,

Ota

[Nokose]

Ota, On the OBD Memorial it lists Ml. Serzh. Anatoliy Viktorovich Sitnikov of 71 IAP KBF as KIA on the 21May43 ramming a FW 190 but I couldn't tell the aircraft type he was in until the above.